6 1/4" deep and in very good condition
I believe at least the darker wood is walnut
If you look closely (or at 4th photo here)
which I removed from an unsuited frame
great vintage condition with a nice patina
Helen Pettit's 1830s Friendship Album, Partially Filled (Diverse Handwriting Examples, Charming Bird!) folk art starfish basket 6 1/4" deep and inIf we still kept friendship albums, perhaps we'd all feel a bit more grounded two examples listed today divided by nearly 100 years, which to read now is to feel like the two young women who kept them were surrounded by people invested in their well being and future selves. This one, kept by a young Helen (sometimes Hellen) Pettit, given to her on the 8th birthday, is not at all full, but it's a sweet early one, 1830s, with an interesting mix of